PETA Statement re Passing of Brigitte Bardot

For Immediate Release:
December 28, 2025

Contact:
Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382

Below, please find a statement below from PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk on the passing of Brigitte Bardot:

From her rescued pigeons in Saint-Tropez to her beloved dogs, PETA will miss Brigitte, an angel for animals who went to bat and to court to protect them all. A vegetarian for years, a strong voice for all species, she recounted in the chapter she dictated for my book, One Can Make a Difference, how she sold her jewelry and other possessions to start a sanctuary and defend animals. She once said that only through protecting animals did she truly bloom—and we call on the public to honor her memory by doing something kind for animals today, so that the seeds she planted continue to flourish.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.